According to a report in the Arizona Republic, the Indians and Diamondbacks have agreed to a trade where the Diamondbacks are sending right-handed pitcher Charles Brewer to the Indians for cash. The IBI's Tony Lastoria provides some quick thoughts on the trade, the reasoning behind it and who may be at risk of being removed from the roster.

On Monday the Indians resigned right-handed starting pitcher Tyler Cloyd to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League spring training. They also removed Chris Gimenez from the 40-man roster and lost J.B. Shuck on waivers to the White Sox.

The Cleveland Indians today announced they have acquired catcher Chris Gimenez from the Texas Rangers for future considerations. They also placed catcher Yan Gomes on the 7-day Disabled List with concussion symptoms, retroactive to August 22.

The Cleveland Indians today announced they have placed outfielder Ryan Raburn on the 15-day Disabled List with right wrist soreness, retroactive to August 18, and have recalled outfielder Tyler Holt from Triple-A Columbus.

The Cleveland Indians today awarded the trade waiver claim of right-handed pitcher John Axford to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Axford’s contract has now been assigned to Pittsburgh's Major League roster and they are responsible for the remaining $1.1 million approximately left on his contract.

The Cleveland Indians today announced they have recalled right-handed pitcher Josh Tomlin from Triple-A Columbus and optioned outfielder Tyler Holt to Columbus. They also Activated outfielder Nyjer Morgan from the 60-day DL and released him.

The Cleveland Indians today announced that they have recalled outfielder Tyler Holt from Triple-A Columbus and designated right-handed pitcher Zach McAllister for assignment for the purpose of optional assignment to Columbus.

The Cleveland Indians completed a trade with the Washington Nationals on Thursday just an hour before the trade deadline sending shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera to the Nationals in exchange for shortstop Zach Walters.

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